Uber is launching its own parking reservation service

Uber has launched Uber Parking, bringing SpotHero’s parking reservation service into its app after acquiring the company. The move extends Uber’s role beyond ride-hailing, letting users reserve a parking space near their destination and signalling a wider interest in how people manage car journeys.

Users can search an interactive map and filter spaces by features such as valet or self-parking. Bookings require the car’s make, model and number plate; access is by QR code or number plate recognition, and most reservations can be cancelled free before they start or extended in the app. Uber One members earn 10 per cent back in credits on eligible bookings. The service launches in 15 US cities, although SpotHero’s network covers more than 400 cities in the US and Canada; Uber also plans to explore using car parks as staging areas for partner self-driving fleets.